This is how Dhanush announced the news: "Happy to announce that Superstar's Kaala will release on June 7th in all languages worldwide."

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Kaala is set to release on June 7

Dhanush confirmed the release date on Twitter

"Make way for the king," he tweeted

It's such a good day! Rajinikanth's much awaited gangster drama has finally been assigned a release date - the movie will hit screens on June 7, confirmed Dhanush. This is how Dhanush announced the news on Twitter: "Happy to announce that Superstar's Kaala will release on June 7th in all languages worldwide." Dhanush's Wunderbar Studios has produced Kaala, in which Rajinikanth plays the titular role of a mob boss. Directed by Pa Ranjith, Kaala is the Thalaivar's second collaboration with the filmmaker (who last made Kabali with Rajinikanth) and was previously said to be released on April 27.

Kaala has garnered a lot of interest already not just for being a Rajinikanth film but also because fans and followers are eager to watch the Thalaivar play a gangster again - Rajinikanth played a similar role in 2016's blockbuster Kabali.

The teaser of Kaala was postponed and later shared in March this year. It instantly went viral after release with Rajinikanth topping the trends' list. The teaser, which begins with the words: "Kaala... kaisa naam hai re?" wraps with an epic one-liner by the megastar: "You haven't seen this Karikaalan at his rowdiest best. You'll see."

Apart from Kaala, Rajinikanth will also be seen in the much awaited 2.0 which is a sequel to his 2010 hit Enthiran and it also stars Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as villain opposite Rajinikanth.

The cast of Kaala also includes names like Huma Qureshi, Sampath Raj, Pankaj Tripathi, Nana Patekar and Anjali Patil. Witness the wrath of Kaala Karikaalan aka Rajinikanth in theatres on June 7.